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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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