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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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