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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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