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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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