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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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