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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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