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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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