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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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