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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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