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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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