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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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