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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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