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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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