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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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