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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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