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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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