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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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