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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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