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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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