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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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