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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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