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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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