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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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