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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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