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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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