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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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