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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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