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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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