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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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