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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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