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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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