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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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