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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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