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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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