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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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