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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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