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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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