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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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