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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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