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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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