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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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