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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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