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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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