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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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