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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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