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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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