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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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