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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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