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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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