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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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