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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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