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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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