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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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