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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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