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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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