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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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