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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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