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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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