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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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