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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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