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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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