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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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