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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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