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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important 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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