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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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