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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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