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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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