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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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