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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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