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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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