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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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