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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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