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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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