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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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