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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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