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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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