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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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