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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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