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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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