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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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