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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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