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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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