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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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