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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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