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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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