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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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