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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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