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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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