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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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