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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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