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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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