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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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