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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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