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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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