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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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