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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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