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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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