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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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