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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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