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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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