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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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