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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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