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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important 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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