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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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