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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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