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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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