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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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