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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the 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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