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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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