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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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