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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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