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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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