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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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