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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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