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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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