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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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