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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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