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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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