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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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