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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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