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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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