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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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