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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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