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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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