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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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