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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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