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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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