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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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