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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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