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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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