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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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