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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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