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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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