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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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