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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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