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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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