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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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