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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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