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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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