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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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