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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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