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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive 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 gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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