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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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