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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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