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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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