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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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