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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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