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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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