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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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