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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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