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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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