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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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