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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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