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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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