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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key 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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