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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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