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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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