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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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