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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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