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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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