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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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