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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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