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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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