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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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