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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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