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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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