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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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