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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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