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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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