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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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