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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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