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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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