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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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