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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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