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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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