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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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