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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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