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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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