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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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