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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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