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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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