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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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