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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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