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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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