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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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