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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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