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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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