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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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