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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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