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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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