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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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