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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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