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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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