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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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