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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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