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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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