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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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