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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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