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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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