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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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