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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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