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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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