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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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