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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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