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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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