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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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