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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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