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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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