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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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