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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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