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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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