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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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