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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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