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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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