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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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