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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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