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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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