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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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