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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important 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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