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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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