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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). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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