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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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