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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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