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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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