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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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