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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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