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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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