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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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