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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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