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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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