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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches 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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