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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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