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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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