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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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