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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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