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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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