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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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