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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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