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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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