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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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