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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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