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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers 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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