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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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