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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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