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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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