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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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