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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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