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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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