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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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