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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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