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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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