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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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