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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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