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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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