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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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