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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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