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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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