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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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