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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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