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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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