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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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