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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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