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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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