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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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