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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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