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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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