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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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