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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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