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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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