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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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