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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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