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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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