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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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