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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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