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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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