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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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