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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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