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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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