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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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