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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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