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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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