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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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