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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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