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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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