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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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