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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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