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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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