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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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