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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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