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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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