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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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