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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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