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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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