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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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