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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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