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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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