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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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