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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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