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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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