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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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