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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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