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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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