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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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