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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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