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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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