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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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