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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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