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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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