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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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