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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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