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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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