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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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