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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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