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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 massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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