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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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