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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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