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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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