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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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