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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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