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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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