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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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