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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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