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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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