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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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