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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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