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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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