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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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