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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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