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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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