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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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