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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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