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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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