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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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