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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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