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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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