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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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