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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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