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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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