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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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