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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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