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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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