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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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