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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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