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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the 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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