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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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