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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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