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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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