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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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