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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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