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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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