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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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