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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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