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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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