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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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