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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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