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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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