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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key 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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