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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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