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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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