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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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