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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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