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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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