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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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