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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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