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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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