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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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