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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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