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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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