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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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