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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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