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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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