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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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