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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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