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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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