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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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