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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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