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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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