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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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