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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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