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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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