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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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