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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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