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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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