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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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