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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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