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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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