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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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