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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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