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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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