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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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