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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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