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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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