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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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