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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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