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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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