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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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