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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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