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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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