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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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