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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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