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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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