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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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