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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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