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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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