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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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