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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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