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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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