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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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