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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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