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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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