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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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