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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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