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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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