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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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