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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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