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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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