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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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