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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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