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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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