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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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