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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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