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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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