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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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