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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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