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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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