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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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