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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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