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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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