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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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