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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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