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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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