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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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