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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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