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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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