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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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