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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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