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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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