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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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