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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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