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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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