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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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