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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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