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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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