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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not 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 institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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