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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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