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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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