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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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