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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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