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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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