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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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