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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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