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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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