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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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