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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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