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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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