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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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