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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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