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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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