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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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