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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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