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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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