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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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