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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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