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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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