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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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