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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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