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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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