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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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