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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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