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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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