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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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