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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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