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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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