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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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