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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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