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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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