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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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