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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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