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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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