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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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