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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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