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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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