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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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