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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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