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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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