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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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