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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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