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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the 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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