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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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