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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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