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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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