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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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