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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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