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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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