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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education