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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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