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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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