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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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