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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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