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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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