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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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