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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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