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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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