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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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