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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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