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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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