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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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