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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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