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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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