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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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