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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines 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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