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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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